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		<H2><A NAME="Header_7" ></A>About This Guide</H2>
		
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This manual is a guide to using IBM Visualization Data
Explorer<TT><STRONG>*</STRONG></TT> for&#58;
<UL COMPACT>
<LI>manipulating and controlling data visualizations
<LI>importing various kinds of data for visualization
<LI>creating and customizing visual programs with the Visual Program Editor
<LI>using the Data Explorer scripting language to create visual programs.
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<H2><A NAME="Header_8" ></A>Who Should Use It</H2>
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This Guide is intended for users of different degrees of knowledge and
experience with graphical programs:
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><P><B>Non-programmers
</B></TD><TD><P>The non-programmer can learn how to use previously created
visual
programs to examine data sets (e.g., modifying one or more
inputs to a visual program and saving and restoring
the results).
</TD></TR><TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><P><B>Programmers
</B></TD><TD><P>The programmer can learn how to use:
<UL COMPACT>
<LI>the visual programming interface to create visual programs and
applications.
<LI>the scripting language to create visualizations.
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This Guide assumes that you have some knowledge of the operating
system and the X Window System** being used, as well as of
OSF**/Motif**.
For more information, see <I>IBM AIXwindows User&#39;s Guide</I> or the
appropriate
window system documentation.
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In this Guide, any reference  to the X Window System means any window
server that supports the X11 protocol, including Sun&#39;s
OpenWindows**.
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The Motif window manager, mwm, has been used in many figures and
examples in this Guide.
Please use the appropriate window manager for your system, such as
vuewm (Hewlett-Packard), 4dwm (SGI), or olwm (Sun).
Since title bars and window borders are features of a window manager,
the appearance of your windows may differ slightly from those
in the figures and examples.

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